# Socks - I have rules about them **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 13, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138 "2014-12-13T17:06:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![RID905](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@RID905](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RID905)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/61 "2014-12-16T01:10:06Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > \ Do you alert the media? šŸ˜ƒ Brilliant !!! I can totally see and hear him saying that. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/62 "2014-12-16T02:36:20Z")
Iā€™m wearing a nice warm pair of Timberland hiking socks right now. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/63 "2014-12-16T02:46:28Z")
I own less than ten pairs of socks as I am a flip flop wearer, even with socks. Hubby has oodles of socks. They mostly get rolled up together but there are some free rangers. There is truth to the washing machine eating the socks. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/64 "2014-12-16T03:18:32Z")
Ankle socks are my preferred sock, if I canā€™t be barefoot. Even with flip flops on. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/65 "2014-12-16T05:51:37Z")
My socks are free range. All black they get thrown on the couch in the spare room after washing and gradually get picked off, used, washed and find their way back. As soon as Iā€™m home from work and can take off the dress shoes, the socks are off. When I donā€™t have to, I donā€™t wear them. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/66 "2014-12-16T15:59:50Z")
> [@justmeetee](#): > > all laid out with toes to the left side, open end to the right, and\*\* soul\*\* to front. First laundry day of each month turn the pile over so toe to right open to left and **soul** to back. So far in this thread, we have had: free-range socks, bedtime socks, naughty socks, smiling socks, and socks with holes. But yours are the only socks with divinity. May Godā€™s mercy shine from their soles. :). ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/67 "2014-12-16T16:09:16Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > So far in this thread, we have had: > free-range socks, > bedtime socks, > naughty socks, > smiling socks, > and socks with holes. Since I am the only one to provide a _picture_ of my socks, I think ā€œsock monkey socksā€ deserves to be on this list. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/68 "2014-12-16T16:42:14Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > Since I am the only one to provide a _picture_ of my socks, I think ā€œsock monkey socksā€ deserves to be on this list. > šŸ˜ƒ Iā€™d provide a picture of my socks if there were some way to insure it wouldnā€™t immediately end up on a sock-porn site. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/69 "2014-12-16T16:54:04Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > - I can wear a pair all day, but if for some reason I take them off I can not put them back on before laundering. Only clean and pristine socks go on the feet. > [@Pai325](#): > > Once they are on my feet, they are dirty. If I take them off after five minutes, they go in the laundry. So Iā€™m not the only one! Just now, I stepped out of the shower, got a pair of socks right out of the dryer, put them onā€¦ and immediately put my right foot down in a puddle on the floor. That sock gets another go through the laundry before it goes back on a foot. It seems a bit crazy, but I canā€™t help myself. Two seconds of use = dirty sock. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/70 "2014-12-16T16:55:15Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Iā€™d provide a picture of my socks if there were some way to insure it wouldnā€™t immediately end up on a sock-porn site. ā˜¹ OH NO! :eek: Iā€™m not going to do it, but I am 100% sure if I googled ā€œsock porn siteā€ one would come up. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/71 "2014-12-16T17:03:04Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > OH NO! :eek: > Iā€™m not going to do it, but I am 100% sure if I googled ā€œsock porn siteā€ one would come up. I did. And thereā€™s more than one. Seems to be a thing. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/72 "2014-12-16T17:25:53Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > I did. And thereā€™s more than one. Seems to be a thing. I did not know that. Huh. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/73 "2014-12-16T17:32:15Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I did not know that. Huh. In fairness, going by the few seconds of research that I did, the socks mostly seem to be attached at one end to an attractive young lady, and have the face of another one located somewhere near the other end. So the chances of your sock pix being co-opted as porn will likely depend on the attractiveness and spatial distribution of any young ladies in them. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/74 "2014-12-16T17:36:37Z")
I can never find my dark socks for work. I have bought two packs and have like 4 pairs left. My son insists he has no clue where they are and when I catch him wearing them heā€™s ā€œThese are your socks?ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/75 "2014-12-16T17:48:39Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > My only rule is that my socks must [amuse](http://tinypic.com/r/alq792/8) me. šŸ˜ƒ You might enjoy these superhero socks that have their own little capes. > **[Amazon.com: DC Comics Batman Cape Knee High Socks : Clothing, Shoes &...](https://www.amazon.com/DC-Comics-Batman-Socks-Black/dp/B007HOJVR0)** > > Strap on a pair of superhero cape socks and start flying high. Womens sizes for ages 14 and up. 80% acrylic, 17% polyester, 3% spandex. Officially licensed. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/76 "2014-12-16T17:52:38Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > You might enjoy these superhero socks that have their own little capes. I could rock those. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Apollon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@Apollon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollon)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/77 "2014-12-16T19:48:20Z")
I always put on TWO pairs of socks, before visit someone elseā€™s place. I know itā€™s neurotic, but unattractive people disgust me immensely, and I feel as if the extra pair protects me from whatever molecules of their foot sweat seeped through their socks onto the floor, threatening to get soaked up by my socks and ultimately stick to the skin of my soles. _cringe_ And yes, I do that even in summer. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/78 "2014-12-16T20:14:24Z")
> [@Apollon](#): > > I always put on TWO pairs of socks, before visit someone elseā€™s place. I know itā€™s neurotic, but unattractive people disgust me immensely, and I feel as if the extra pair protects me from whatever molecules of their foot sweat seeped through their socks onto the floor, threatening to get soaked up by my socks and ultimately stick to the skin of my soles. _cringe_ > And yes, I do that even in summer. You realize, THREE pair would do a far better job, right? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/79 "2014-12-17T02:53:33Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > \ Do you alert the media? šŸ˜ƒ > [@RID905](#): > > Brilliant !!! I can totally see and hear him saying that. > šŸ˜ƒ Well, not now. Heā€™s dead, Jim. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138/80 "2014-12-17T06:20:46Z")
I am happy to report that I sent my transman stepson a pre-Christmas present. It included [these socks.](http://www.target.com/p/mossimo-supply-co-men-s-flying-pig-print-1pk-sock/-/A-14965877) They were a big hit, and were taken in the spirit I sent themā€¦ now that pigs are flying anything can happen. No limits! Now I want cool socks. I like funky coloured socks, and maybe it is a hangover from the 1980ā€™s new-wave chick I used to be, but I like matching my socks to my shirt. But I donā€™t own anything as nifty as the piggy socks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-i-have-rules-about-them/707138.md?page=5)